Arka Anamika
An IIHR (Bengaluru) open-pollinated variety and one of the most trusted YVMV-resistant types — spineless, tender, dark green pods that stay soft longer, on a tall plant that yields well in the rainy season.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Bhindi (Okra)
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- First pick ~55 days
- Expected yield
- 12–18 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Release
- Released by ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru
About this variety
Arka Anamika is an open-pollinated okra from ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, and one of the longest-trusted varieties bred with resistance to yellow vein mosaic virus. Its pods are spineless (no skin-irritating hairs), dark green, tender and slow to toughen, borne on a tall, branched plant that performs especially well in the kharif (rainy-season) crop where virus pressure is highest. It reaches the first pick at about 55 days.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First pick ~55 days
Expected yield
12–18 t/ha
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Resistant to yellow vein mosaic virus — the single biggest disease of okra
- Spineless, tender pods that stay soft longer and grade well
- Tall, branched plant that yields strongly in the rainy season
- Open-pollinated, so seed can be saved
Things to consider
- YVMV resistance does not cover enation leaf curl virus — where leaf curl is also present, choose Arka Abhay
- The tall plant needs adequate spacing and can lodge in wind on light soil
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Karnataka
- Maharashtra
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Odisha